economic -
adj. 1 of or relating to
economics.
2 maintained for profit; on a
business footing.
3 adequate to repay or recoup expenditure with some profit (not
economic to
run buses on Sunday; an
economic rent).
4 practical; considered or studied with regard to human needs (
economic geography).
economically adv. [ME f. OF economique or L oeconomicus f. Gk oikonomikos (as ECONOMY)]
